Lane Cottage (Saranac Lake, New York) Explained

Lane Cottage
Location:4 Rockledge Rd., North Elba / Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates:44.3297°N -74.1228°W
Built:1923
Architecture:Shingle Style
Added:November 6, 1992
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:92001434

Lane Cottage is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake, town of North Elba in Essex County, New York. It was built about 1923 and is an L-shaped frame structure clad in cedar shingles with a jerkinhead gable roof in the Shingle Style. It features an open gable portico with gracefully curved gable returns and a cure porch. It was built by Edward Shaw for his wife, who had tuberculosis. The Shaws had two young children; fearing that they would contract TB from Mrs. Shaw, a separate house was built for them, nearby.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lane Cottage. September 1991. 2010-07-10 . Rachel Bliven and John A. Bonafide. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying two photos.